Archaeologists: Kaliningrad region Rob "black diggers"The activities of the black diggers in the Kaliningrad region takes on a menacing new timbre. Such statement on air of radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda" has made archaeologists Kaliningrad Evgeny Kalashnikov…

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Iranian archaeological expedition has finished excavations of the ancient Parthian cemetery in the province Hormozgan. From the land recovered over 10 ballot boxes and a lot of jewelry from talc. The real sensation was the discovery of the skeleton of the baby.

Iranian archaeological expedition discovered in the town of primarily luxury-resort destination-and-Ibrahim the province Hormozgan burial of the era of the Parthian Kingdom. Specialists removed from the ground more than 10 urns with ashes of the ancient inhabitants of Persia. In most graves the researchers found jewelry made of talc.

Burials were excavated on the site of the ancient Parthian city which was situated just three kilometers from the coast of the Gulf of Hormuz. Previously, scientists knew about the existence in the area of the fortified settlements, but only a few years ago they were able to pinpoint the area of the cemetery in which the inhabitants of ancient Parthia buried their loved ones. Unfortunately, insufficient funding of the project did not allow the object to provide adequate protection. “Black archeologists” from among the locals literally attacked the graveyard and demolished a large number of ancient graves. Continue reading →

According to published couple of days ago, the archaeological report of the British portal with metal detectors have found more antiquities than archaeologists.

In England in 2011 people with a “singing piece of iron” found 25 thousand Roman products.

In 2011 in the UK, mainly in Wales, the owners of metal detectors have found almost 25 thousand Roman artifacts (most coins). A description of some of them published project officer the Portable Antiquities Scheme Sally Warrel and archaeologist John Pearce of kings College London.

In the UK now an archaeological boom and the fashion for metal detectors. Experts are not very happy about the army of lovers who can not properly documented finding. And this is just one of a number of problems, but it’s hard to argue with the fact that the Amateurs found a surprising number of artifacts that likely would have remained lying in the ground.

One of the most extraordinary finds of recent times — gold plated brooch of silver Dolphin. She was found in the County of Essex to the North-East of London. Sally Worrell believes that the decoration produced on the continent. Continue reading →

Stationed this year the archaeological expedition “Kyzyl-Kuragino” was the Pius-khemsky district. In the famous Valley of the kings, near the village of Arzhaan on the shores of salt lake White town expanded from 32 tents. At the opening ceremony on behalf of the Government of the Republic the participants and guests of the expedition were welcomed by Vice-Premier Anatoly Damba-Khuurak.

Could not attend the opening ceremony and representatives of the Russian geographical society. On behalf of the President of the RGS Sergei Shoigu with the beginning of the season congratulated Gennady Oleynik, Executive Director of the RGO.

On the route of the railroad “Kyzyl-Kuragino” archaeological work going on and the Krasnoyarsk territory. To congratulate the Tuvan camp was attended by a delegation from Krasnoyarsk archaeological camp “Ermak”.

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